Landmark Hospitality

What Landmark Hospitality does

Landmark Hospitality, operating under the consumer-facing brand "By Landmark," is a privately held diversified hospitality company founded in 2001 by Frank Cretella and headquartered in Jersey City, NJ, with operations concentrated in the New Jersey and Pennsylvania tri-state area. The company operates a portfolio of more than 20 distinctive venues spanning four positioning categories: Mansions & Estates (Elkins Estate, Hotel du Village, Ryland Inn), City Views (Hudson House, Liberty House), Scenic Charm (Stone House, Farmhouse, Cascade Lodge, The View), and Downtown Chic (The Treasury at Felina, Logan Inn, The Albion, Felina South Orange, Banq on Parq). Its core offerings comprise wedding and corporate event venues, boutique hotels under the Albion banner with 20-100 rooms per property, and multiple restaurant concepts including Felina (Ridgewood, Summit, and Steak locations), Landmark Tavern, and Maddy Rose. Supporting these are a members-only subscription club (Stork Club), ticketed events and experiences (cooking and cocktail classes, wine dinners), bars and lounges, gift card e-commerce, and ancillary lifestyle services such as spa/wellness, coworking, and recording studios.

The company generates revenue through six primary streams: one-time venue rental fees for weddings and corporate events, transaction-based restaurant dining revenue, one-time hotel accommodation revenue, recurring subscription revenue from Stork Club membership, transaction fees from ticketed events, and gift card sales. Its go-to-market blends self-serve online booking for restaurant tables and hotel rooms with a consultative enterprise sales motion for weddings and corporate events, supported by Typeform inquiry forms, an events calendar, email newsletters, and social media. Technology is described as a hospitality management platform with integrated website, online reservation, and event booking functionality, though no proprietary AI/ML or advanced technology stack is referenced.

Landmark's customer base spans wedding couples, corporate clients, social celebration hosts, private dining guests, hotel guests, and restaurant patrons, with no disclosed enterprise anchor customers, indicating a long-tail, diversified revenue model. The company appears to be founder-controlled with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or acquisition activity in the available source material.

Name

Landmark Hospitality

Legal name

By Landmark

Website

https://landmarkhospitality.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Landmark Hospitality (By Landmark) is a privately held, founder-led hospitality platform operating 20+ distinctive wedding venues, boutique hotels, and restaurants across the New Jersey and Pennsylvania tri-state area, serving wedding couples, corporate clients, and luxury leisure travelers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality and Event Venues

NAICS

Traveler Accommodation (7211), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Heritage & Historic Boutique Hotels (THAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty & Historic Venues (Landmarks, Estates) (THAHAAAK), Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK), Historic & Heritage Full-Service Hotels (THAGAAAG), Hotel Bars & Rooftop Bars (CRANACAL)

Keywords

• Wedding venues
• Boutique hotels
• Fine dining restaurants
• Corporate event venues
• Hospitality services

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Venue Rental - Weddings & Events: Rental fees for wedding venues, corporate event spaces, and private dining rooms across their portfolio of distinctive properties throughout the tri-state area.
2. Restaurant Dining: Food and beverage revenue from multiple restaurant concepts including Felina (Ridgewood, Summit, Steak locations), Landmark Tavern venues (Logan Inn, Stone House, Ryland Inn), and Maddy Rose. Includes private dining and large group dining events.
3. Hotel Accommodations: Overnight room revenue from boutique hotel properties including Albion Summit, Logan Inn, Hotel du Village, Elkins Estate, Cascade Lodge, Ryland Inn, and Mansion Inn. Properties feature 20-100 rooms with personalized service.
4. Stork Club Membership: Members-only social club offering exclusive access to lounges, luxury experiences, members-only events, and extraordinary venues. Modern membership model with dedicated amenities and services.
5. Ticketed Events & Experiences: Revenue from cooking classes, cocktail classes, wine dinners, and proprietary By Landmark experiences. Fun and engaging programming that creates additional reasons to visit venues.
6. Gift Cards: Physical gift cards shipped via USPS and digital gift cards delivered instantly. Creates additional revenue and customer acquisition channel.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Landmark Hospitality (By Landmark) operates a diversified hospitality platform combining 16+ distinctive event venues, boutique hotels, and restaurants across the tri-state area. Core revenue is generated from wedding and corporate event venue rentals, food and beverage service at restaurant concepts (Felina, Landmark Tavern, Maddy Rose), overnight accommodations at boutique hotels (Albion, Logan Inn, Mansion Inn), a Stork Club members-only social club, and ticketed culinary experiences.

Product overview

Landmark Hospitality operates as By Landmark, a diversified hospitality platform combining event venues, boutique hotels, and restaurants throughout the tri-state area (New Jersey, Pennsylvania). The core offering consists of 16+ wedding and event venues including historic estates (Elkins Estate, Ryland Inn), scenic rural properties (Farmhouse, Cascade Lodge), urban venues (Hudson House, Liberty House), and downtown locations (Logan Inn, Felina). Supporting this are restaurant sub-brands Felina (with multiple steakhouse and dining locations), Landmark Tavern, and Maddy Rose. Hotel accommodations include boutique properties under the Albion and Logan Inn banners plus private retreat venues. The Stork Club membership program provides exclusive access to amenities and venues. Additional offerings include ticketed events and experiences, bars and lounges, spa/wellness, coworking, recording studios, and gift cards. The portfolio spans from luxury weddings to casual dining, corporate events to members-only experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Felina: Restaurant brand including Felina Ridgewood, Felina Summit, Felina Steak Jersey City, and Felina Steak South Orange locations.
• Landmark Tavern
• Maddy Rose
• Stork Club
• Albion Hotels

Products and services

• Wedding & Event Venues Collection of 16+ distinctive event venues across New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including historic estates (Elkins Estate, Ryland Inn), scenic properties (Farmhouse, Cascade Lodge), urban spaces (Hudson House, Liberty House), and downtown venues (Logan Inn, Felina locations). Bookable for weddings, corporate events, private dining, and social celebrations.
• Boutique Hotels (Albion, Logan Inn, Mansion Inn, Private Retreats) Portfolio of boutique hotels including Albion Summit, Logan Inn, and Mansion Inn, with 20-100 overnight rooms per property. Also includes private retreat venues such as Hotel Du Village, Elkins Estate, Cascade Lodge, and Ryland Inn, with personalized hospitality for overnight stays and weekend getaways.
• Felina Restaurants
• Landmark Tavern Restaurants Tavern brand featuring Landmark Tavern locations at Logan Inn, Stone House, and private dining at Ryland Inn, offering American tavern fare in distinctive settings.
• Maddy Rose Restaurants Restaurant brand available at Liberty House in Jersey City and The Landing in New Hope, PA, serving social occasions and events.
• Stork Club Membership
• Private Dining & Corporate Events
• Ticketed Events & Experiences
• Bars & Lounges
• Gift Cards
• Lifestyle Services (Spa, Coworking, Recording Studios)
• Memorymaker Yacht

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hersha Hospitality Management: Boutique hotel management company with a strong Northeast US footprint. Closely comparable on boutique heritage hotel operations in the same tri-state geography.
• Davidson Hotels & Resorts: Hospitality management company operating upscale independent hotels, resorts, and event-driven properties. Comparable scale and asset-light operating model.
• Pyramid Hotel Group: Third-party hotel management company operating independent and branded hotels across the US, with similar multi-property operating model.
• Sage Hospitality Group: Diversified hospitality operator running hotels, restaurants, and event venues across multiple US markets. Comparable in its vertically integrated mix of lodging, F&B, and event-driven revenue.
• Crescent Hotels & Resorts: Hotel and resort management company with a portfolio spanning luxury and upscale independent properties, comparable in multi-property hotel operations.

Regional players

• The Mansion at Natirar: Historic NJ estate offering weddings, events, and dining. Regional peer in the same heritage-venue, high-end wedding market.

Direct peers

• Park Chateau Estate & Gardens: Luxury NJ wedding and event venue competing for the same high-end wedding and corporate event bookings.
• Bonnet Island Estate: NJ-based luxury wedding and event venue. Direct competitor for high-end wedding bookings across the tri-state market.
• The Ashford Estate: Historic NJ estate operating as a premier wedding venue. Direct competitor for the same Mansions & Estates customer segment.
• Park Savoy Estate: NJ-based historic estate wedding venue with similar positioning to Landmark's Elkins Estate and Ryland Inn.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lmhospitality
• Facebookfacebook.com/landmarkvenues
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landmark-hospitality

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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